IamCanadian25

creamy chicken Pasta I make this meal for my family, so the amounts are for 6 people eating.. 5 boneless skin less chicken breasts cut in to small cubes 2 cloves of garlic crushed and minced 1 small onion chopped small 1 can of cream of broccoli soup made with milk..( or for low faw use Water of chicken broth) half a bag of pasta ( i use penne o rigatoni or bowties) Use a non stick pan with a tablespoon of oilve oil and cook the chicken half way..when its half cooked, add the garlic and onions and brown. then add the soup and the milk and then the mixture simmer for 10mins to ensure its cooked threw. add this to the half bag of cooked pasta we eat this meal with a green salad. very tasty!!! iamcanadian

hey girl, sometimes it could be the cuts of meats your using...and how long you cook them for. A softer, less chewy type of chicken would be, boneless skinless chicken thighs..there very soft and taste really good, and becareful how long your cooking your food for, for chicken to be cooked all the way threw.it only have to be 140-160 degrees and if you cook it to long...its going to to be dryer then a popcorn fart in hell! my favorite "food lube" is tomato sauce, anything tastes good with tomato sauce..hehe good luck... iamcanadian25

This is a juicer recipe, 1 whole carrot 1 stalk of celery 1 small green apple 1 little piece(and i mean little) piece of ginger root put all this threw a juice and drink at room temp. or over ice also tastes good with a little vodka....but not that i'd know...hehe iamcanadian25

heres a tip: Take a small wire mesh strainer, line it with cheese cloth, and put your yogurt in to the cheese cloth. This will drain all of the Water and liquid from the yogurt, and you will come up with the same texture and thickness as the sour cream, and it tastes close to the same! iamcanadian25

Turkey Meatballs 1lb of ground turkey 2 cloves of garlic, chopped 1 tsp of salt 1/2 tps pepper 1 egg 1/4cup of italian style bread crumbs 1/4 cup of grated romano cheese mix all these things together and form them in to meat balls carefully start dropping them in to your favorite tomato sauce let them cook and serve them on there own or with Pasta with only 1 egg in the meat mixture, it makes these meatballs very soft, and very soft = very band friendly.... i hope you all enjoy iamcanadian

I'm still in my post-op soft foods stage right now....but i still end up being able to cook my myself and my family, things that we all like. So i made chinese dumplings, rice , brussel sprouts(yum couldn't eat them sad face). so i just ate the dumplings and some left over broccoli Soup (very pureed) Its so strange, since i have had the operation i get in these cooking spurts and end up cooking for an army insted of just for 6. lol good luck with supper tonight everybody..

hehe.....i thought it was pretty funny........

whats american idol???........j/k.....hehe

all i have to say, is peanut butter and pickel sandwiches, on whole wheat of course. hehe

hey there, girl i know where your coming from. I got my band on march 9th, so about a week ago i started with ground meats. So this past tuesday, i made a huge pot of pasta and meat balls for my family. Well, i ate a meatball and it went down fine in 8 pieces or so, then i desided i was gonna be a tough girl, and i put one piece of pasta in my mouth. I chewed it really really well, and i swallowed, and no sooner did it come right back at me. It was the worst feeling in the world! i wont be trying pasta for a long time..hehe.. i wish you much luck, iamcanadian25

hey girl, i know you've got your band by now, but good for u! i got mine on march 9th and i could't be more happy. i wish u all the luck in the world iamcanadian25

well, this past tuesday i got my band! i'm recovering nicely, but did anybody else have intense shoulder pain? i'v been having major pains right on the tops of my shoulders, i know that its built up gas, and my doctor gave me a perscription for it, but the perscriptions since ran out, does anybody else know of anything you can do to help with the pain? any advice would be great! thanx again, iamcanadian25

Tommorow is the big day...i'm really excited..and i'm really nervous..all at once, did anybody else feel this way? i'm working tonite, so hopfully its going to take my mind of things. did anyone else feel this way the nite before? iamcanadian25

After the operation, when you wake up, how do u generally feel? Is there a lot of pain? If there is, how long dose it last? How long did it take for you to go back to work? I took a week off myself, because thats what the doctor advised. I'm getting my band on March 8th. can anybody tell me iamcanadian25

I started liquids on saturday. The first day was little hard, i'm a kitchen manager in a resturant, so i'm around food all day long. Did anybody else have a rough go at it? I'm drinking boost, and lots of Water, i have a lot of Soup broth, and Jello. Another question. I live in canada, i can find Boost but i can't find Carnation instant Breakfast. Can anybody tell me how much it is in the States and where can i buy both Boost and the instant breakfast? hope to from someone iamcanadian25

what kind of things did some of you drink while you were on the liquid diet?...did you blend actual food in to liquid? did you drink alot of boost? I start the liquid diet on monday and i'm just trying to find different thing to pick a choose from. let me know... iamcanadian25

i was wondering.....when the port gets filled or the Dr. takes liquid out, does he numb the area first?....does it hurt?.....another question.....how do the scars look?.....are they fading at all on anybody?....not really worried about scars..just wondering how they look?.... look forward to here from anybody... iamcanadian25

o.k....so after the band is in, i'm recoved, i'm eat solids and i'm excering...After i start excersizing, what happens if there is alot of excess skin?....this is my number one fear about getting the band! After i start excersizing will my skin get tight again?.. what do u do? iamcanadian25

Is it a good idea to start the liquid almost 4 weeks before getting the band? Im getting my band on march 8th, and i'm thinking of started the diet sooner then later. any suggestions? iamcanadian25

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can anybody tell me what is the best excersize after getting the band? i already go to curves 4 times a week and i walk on a treadmill on the off days, but is there anything more that i can do? I'm getting my band in march, so any information anybody can share, i would love to here! thanx again... iamcanadian25

hey there. i'm a 25 yr/old female from canada, and just resently i set the date to get my lap-band! I was wonderingif there is anybody out there thats my age, that could tell me about there experience with getting there lap-band? did it work for you? what kind of medication did you take after the procedure? did it hurt? Anything you wish to share. I'd love to here from anyone. thanks again, Iamcanadian25.